US Army threatened by rogue iPhones
By Marshall Honorof
Published April 06, 2013
TechNewsDaily
The phrase "good enough for government work" apparently applies to the U.S. Army as well.
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently conducted an audit to evaluate how well the most powerful military force on Earth handled the security issues concerning personal mobile devices in conjunction with its professional duties.
The result: If the study falls into enemy hands, you might want to brush up on your North Korean dialects.
The audit covered the use of iOS, Android and Windows mobile devices among Army personnel and in Army facilities, where the devices joined on-site Wi-Fi networks. Thousands of American businesses face the same issues concerning what is commonly called "bring your own device," or BYOD, security.
The DoD tracked the use of 842 devices, which cost an estimated $485,794. The DoD believes that these findings are indicative of the 14,000-plus mobile devices the Army has purchased for its members.
The DoD discovered weaknesses in the Army's mobile strategy right away. The Army's chief information officer, Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence, who oversees her subordinates' technology, failed to give a number of critical instructions.
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Monday, April 8, 2013
PTSD: Many struggle, few tell
PTSD: Many struggle, few tell
DVIDS
Holloman Air Force Base Public Affairs Office
Story by Staff Sgt. Carolyn Herrick
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - When you meet an Air Force gunner, what's the first thing you want to hear? "War" stories, right? You want to hear what missions he's been on, what he's seen, and where he's been. You might sit in awe as you hear about when he was a first responder after the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. He might even show you a picture of himself, all geared up in an MH-53 Pave Low, with Ground Zero smoldering below him, or of the inside of his helicopter, splattered with the blood of his battle buddy ... who almost didn't make it and now suffers from severe traumatic brain injury.
But what he might not tell you when he tells those stories is how all that affected him. And you'd never bring it up, would you? You'd never stop him in the middle of a terrifying tale and ask, "So, are you doing OK now? How's your family life? Do you ever think about suicide?"
Suicide: a word that brings the conversation to a screeching halt. But the reality is, many military members who have those "cool" stories to tell also struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, never seek help, and either contemplate or commit suicide.
Master Sgt. James Haskell, who is now stationed here, struggled with PTSD for years before he sought help. He was a gunner who responded after 9/11, and he has those photos. He spent most of his 21-year career in Air Force Special Operations Command, with more than 20 contingency deployments. Most of the things he saw or experienced didn't really affect him until nearly 10 years later.
"The symptoms were very insidious," the Haverhill, Mass., native, said. "It's not like one day I was fine and the next I wasn't. I noticed things like my stress level building, but not coming back down. I was unable to relax, I was becoming forgetful, I wasn't sleeping well, and I was short-tempered. I started experiencing stress-related physical symptoms like chest pains, muscle soreness, weight gain, and feeling anxious all the time."
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DVIDS
Holloman Air Force Base Public Affairs Office
Story by Staff Sgt. Carolyn Herrick
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - When you meet an Air Force gunner, what's the first thing you want to hear? "War" stories, right? You want to hear what missions he's been on, what he's seen, and where he's been. You might sit in awe as you hear about when he was a first responder after the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. He might even show you a picture of himself, all geared up in an MH-53 Pave Low, with Ground Zero smoldering below him, or of the inside of his helicopter, splattered with the blood of his battle buddy ... who almost didn't make it and now suffers from severe traumatic brain injury.
But what he might not tell you when he tells those stories is how all that affected him. And you'd never bring it up, would you? You'd never stop him in the middle of a terrifying tale and ask, "So, are you doing OK now? How's your family life? Do you ever think about suicide?"
Suicide: a word that brings the conversation to a screeching halt. But the reality is, many military members who have those "cool" stories to tell also struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, never seek help, and either contemplate or commit suicide.
Master Sgt. James Haskell, who is now stationed here, struggled with PTSD for years before he sought help. He was a gunner who responded after 9/11, and he has those photos. He spent most of his 21-year career in Air Force Special Operations Command, with more than 20 contingency deployments. Most of the things he saw or experienced didn't really affect him until nearly 10 years later.
"The symptoms were very insidious," the Haverhill, Mass., native, said. "It's not like one day I was fine and the next I wasn't. I noticed things like my stress level building, but not coming back down. I was unable to relax, I was becoming forgetful, I wasn't sleeping well, and I was short-tempered. I started experiencing stress-related physical symptoms like chest pains, muscle soreness, weight gain, and feeling anxious all the time."
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Distinguished Flying Cross for Vietnam Vet after 42 years
Vietnam veteran receives Distinguished Flying Cross 42 years later
Southeastsun.com
Posted: Monday, April 8, 2013
By Ariana Diaz
A local Vietnam veteran was recognized and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his valorous actions in Vietnam, more than 40 years later.
Instrument instructor pilot Charles "Butch" Grafton was presented the medal by former company commander retired Maj. Gen. C.A. "Lou" Hennies, during a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum, April 4.
"Here today we're proving that it's never too late or too long to make a wrong right," Hennies said.
Grafton earned the medal for saving the life of a fellow service member while participating in an aerial fight in Vietnam, while assigned to the 61st Assault Helicopter Company, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, as a warrant officer 1.
On April 10, 1971, a platoon with the 173rd Airborne Brigade came under heavy fire and sustained several casualties.
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Southeastsun.com
Posted: Monday, April 8, 2013
By Ariana Diaz
A local Vietnam veteran was recognized and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his valorous actions in Vietnam, more than 40 years later.
Instrument instructor pilot Charles "Butch" Grafton was presented the medal by former company commander retired Maj. Gen. C.A. "Lou" Hennies, during a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum, April 4.
"Here today we're proving that it's never too late or too long to make a wrong right," Hennies said.
Grafton earned the medal for saving the life of a fellow service member while participating in an aerial fight in Vietnam, while assigned to the 61st Assault Helicopter Company, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, as a warrant officer 1.
On April 10, 1971, a platoon with the 173rd Airborne Brigade came under heavy fire and sustained several casualties.
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Sedatives still used for PTSD treatment despite warnings
Sedatives still used for PTSD treatment despite warnings
By Wyatt Olson
Stars and Stripes
Published: April 8, 2013
Department of Veterans Affairs doctors are continuing to prescribe tranquilizers such as Valium and Xanax to veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder — despite VA guidelines advising against their use for the condition.
Almost a third of veterans being treated for PTSD are prescribed benzodiazepines, a class of sedatives commonly used to treat insomnia, anxiety, seizures and other conditions, according Dr. Nancy Bernardy, a clinical psychologist with the VA’s National Center for PTSD.
Benzodiazepine prescriptions by VA doctors for PTSD patients declined from 37 percent to 30 percent between 1999 and 2009, Bernardy and fellow researchers found in an earlier study. But it remained at 30 percent through 2012, Bernardy said, citing data that will be published soon.
The current clinical practice guidelines for managing PTSD, co-authored by the VA and Department of Defense, caution medical providers against using benzodiazepines “due to lack of efficacy data and growing evidence for the potential risk of harm,” Bernardy wrote in the PTSD center’s current newsletter.
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By Wyatt Olson
Stars and Stripes
Published: April 8, 2013
Department of Veterans Affairs doctors are continuing to prescribe tranquilizers such as Valium and Xanax to veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder — despite VA guidelines advising against their use for the condition.
Almost a third of veterans being treated for PTSD are prescribed benzodiazepines, a class of sedatives commonly used to treat insomnia, anxiety, seizures and other conditions, according Dr. Nancy Bernardy, a clinical psychologist with the VA’s National Center for PTSD.
Benzodiazepine prescriptions by VA doctors for PTSD patients declined from 37 percent to 30 percent between 1999 and 2009, Bernardy and fellow researchers found in an earlier study. But it remained at 30 percent through 2012, Bernardy said, citing data that will be published soon.
The current clinical practice guidelines for managing PTSD, co-authored by the VA and Department of Defense, caution medical providers against using benzodiazepines “due to lack of efficacy data and growing evidence for the potential risk of harm,” Bernardy wrote in the PTSD center’s current newsletter.
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Anyone know a good copyright lawyer?
I tried to fight Xlibris when copies of my book, FOR THE LOVE OF JACK, HIS WAR MY BATTLE were being sold and I was not being paid 8 years ago! I have no idea how the hell this has been going on this long or who is behind it but my book is still for sale under the original cover. It was published in 2002 but the date on the book under this
ISBN 1401086918 has the date of 2003.Basically someone stole my work and has been making money but I have no power to stop them or get the money from them they didn't earn.
If you see this blue cover, it is the illegal one.
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